Nader Faghihzadeh

{{Short description|Iranian-German automobile designer}}

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| name = Nader Faghihzadeh

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| native_name = نادر فقیه‌زاده

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| nationality = Germany

| citizenship = Germany

| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1976}}

| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| alma_mater = University of Pforzheim

| occupation = Automobile Designer

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| employer = BMW, AVATR

| known_for = Automobile design

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Nader Faghihzadeh ({{langx|fa|نادر فقیه‌زاده}}, born 1976 in Tehran) is an Iranian-German{{cite web|title=BMW Car Designers|url=http://www.bmwism.com/bmws_designers.htm|access-date=2013-01-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018184007/http://www.bmwism.com/bmws_designers.htm|archive-date=2012-10-18|url-status=dead}} automotive designer based in Munich. After 17 years with BMW, he moved to Changan-NIO in 2019, becoming co-founder of the China-based EV manufacturer AVATR as Chief Design Officer in 2019.

During his 17 years at BMW starting in 2000, he was responsible for the interior design of the BMW 7 Series (F01/F02), the exterior design of the BMW 6 Series Gran Coupé, Coupé and Convertible (F06/F12/F13) and the exterior design of the BMW 7 series (G11/G12). Additionally, he contributed to the design of the BMW i3s, BMW i8, and iNext concept cars as the interior and exterior design director of BMW i, and the served as the creative director for the exterior design of the BMW 3 series (G20/G21/G28), BMW X3 (G01), and BMW X4 (G02).{{Cite web |last=Boeriu |first=Horatiu |date=2010-10-27 |title=Exclusive: Interview with Nader Faghihzadeh - BMW 6 Series Coupe Exterior Designer |url=https://www.bmwblog.com/2010/10/27/exclusive-interview-with-nader-faghihzadeh-bmw-6-series-coupe-exterior-designer/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=BMW BLOG |language=en-US}}{{cite web|title=NY Times, Designer of BMW Gran Coupe|date=6 April 2012 |url=http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/06/designer-of-gran-coupe-brings-flow-to-bmw-6-series/}}{{Cite web |last=Chilton |first=Chris |date=2022-09-03 |title=The Avatr 11’s Designer Previously Created A Bunch Of BMWs, But Can You Guess Which? |url=https://www.carscoops.com/2022/09/the-avatr-11s-designer-previously-created-a-bunch-of-bmws-but-can-you-guess-which/ |website=Carscoops.com}}{{Cite web |date=2011-09-07 |title=i3 Concept and i8 Concept by BMW |url=https://www.dezeen.com/2011/09/07/i3-concept-and-i8-concept-by-bmw/ |access-date=2025-04-11 |website=Dezeen |language=en}}

He left BMW in 2019 to become Head of Design at the Changan-NIO joint venture which later became Avatr, where he is the Chief Design Officer and Executive Vice President of Design. He was responsible for the design philosophy and the entire designs of the Avatr 11, Avatr 12, Avatr 07, and Avatr 06.